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Monday, November 26, 2012

China the country that two millennia ago "invented" the opposition to a government official, held this Sunday in various parts of the country expected official examinations for positions in the administration, which this year are aspiring to 1.12 million only 22,000 jobs. According to Xinhua agency, the number of applicants is 6.6% higher than last year and is expected to next year's competition even more fierce, as there have already 1.5 million more Examination of applications (33%) for even less jobs than in 2012 (21,000). The written test is basically a test of skills and a text comment , constituting only the first part of the path to the official position, and that those who pass the tests still have to pass an interview. The agency official said that the increased interest of the young Chinese in this test is causing concern , with what is interpreted as an excessive obsession of workers to obtain government jobs (which may be anindication of future corruption ). There is also fear that excessive attracting the best talent for civil service positions affect other economic sectors, the less educated workers arriving. In China, as in other countries, the official position has always been considered a very stable job , but sometimes are worse paid than the private sector or other sectors. Traditionally, Chinese officials have been nicknamed " the Iron Bowl , "referring to the food had always assured, unlike common workers whose porcelain bowl could be broken. Tests to officials in China are the legacy of which for millennia held aspiring emperor mandarins or officials, opposition oldest history. Many students spent decades studying for it during testing and were isolated from the world for days , locked in exam rooms in places like the Temple of Confucius, which still stands today in the center of Beijing.